Patricia Schroeder: “I am very proud to serve on the Committee on the Judiciary as the only woman on this issue, and I am thrilled to be in…”

“I am very proud to serve on the Committee on the Judiciary as the only woman on this issue, and I am thrilled to be in this well, knowing that we have finally gotten to this final step. I listened to the prior speaker, and I must say I am very frustrated. Has anyone ever seen the American Civil Liberties Union come out in support of anything that violated anybody's rights? No. They back this, medical groups back this, all sorts of people back this. Mr. Speaker, what does this conference report do? It only imposes penalties if someone is engaging in force or violence. I would think people could figure that out, or they are engaging in physical obstruction so that people cannot get in. One can talk, one can picket, one can persuade, but when one physically obstructs someone from exercising their rights, then that says their rights have stopped. Mr. Speaker, I do not know how much clearer that can be. I get very tired of hearing people saying over and over again, oh, my, this will be terrible, this is the nose under the tent, what will happen next? Mr. Speaker, most women get the majority of their care in these clinics.”